NFU press release on CETA

[wd9]

That is very true farmkid. But according
to the NFU, they wish to advocate that for
some, not you, but those competing against
you, should be able to steal it and feel
the laws protecting the holder of the
intellectual property should be removed.

Net result, new innovations stop because
there will be no return on investment.

[Farmkid1]

Not to get too philisophical here but, if a farmer stole grain out of another farmer's bin he would be in serious shit with all other farmers. There seems to be some that think it is okay to steal from a multinational....stealing is stealing folks. Argue the price, argue the terms, argue whether they should take guys to hockey games or not, but pay for the damn stuff. I find that the NFU does more harm to farmers than good sometimes....especially with the image that we are all a bunch of hillbillies that need to be protected from big business. It's business plain and simple.

[blackpowder]

Obviously I'm not seeding if I'm gonna bite on this one.
The NFUs job as I see it is to be a type of watchdog. Granted you have to sort thru all the lefty propaganda, boil all the pee out of it so to speak. Parts of their message have merit.
As I've said before; legislations job is to keep things Fair not necessarily Equal. Two very different things. With very different consequences.
Is CETA fair? Likely not to all partys concerned. It will hurt some to benefit a few. I don't trust big government nor big business to make everything wonderful all the time.
As for biotech advancements, if they're wanted/needed we should have them. Do we want 4 companys owning them all??? No. So we will have to pay for them ourselves. End point royaltys or some such.
What upsets some of you is consolidation. Of power, wealth, etc.
Consolidation is a natural force until a paradigm shift occurs and it starts all over again. Agriculture may appear different in the future, but it will always be about producing the most food possible with the available resources.